If we've covered this topic before, I don't remember. Nevertheless, in light of a post I just made in the Cancelled Soaps/GUIDING LIGHT thread regarding an update on longtime director Harry Eggart, I thought it'd be cool to list our all-time fave directors in this business.

And, sure, why not, let's list our least favorite directors as well.

On the GL note, Bruce S. Barry comes to mind immediately as one of the best this genre had to offer.

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On the GL note, Bruce S. Barry comes to mind immediately as one of the best this genre had to offer.

Same. And who knows? If Barry hadn't been forced out due to budget cuts, he might've worked wonders in Peapack, too!

Y&R - Frank Pacelli and Heather Hill were great too.

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For ATWT, I would say Paul Lammers and Maria Wagner were two of the best.

Michael Stich would be tops for B&B, obviously.

Noel Maxam.

Other favorites (besides Bruce S. Barry and Harry Eggart):

Shows highlighted in black are the ones I'm most familiar with, either through "live" viewing, or on tapes, YouTube, etc.

Larry Auerbach (ALL MY CHILDREN, ANOTHER WORLD, AS THE WORLD TURNS, LOVE OF LIFE, ONE LIFE TO LIVE)

Melvin Bernhardt (AW, OLTL)

Ira Cirker (AW, ATWT, EDGE OF NIGHT, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, SOMERSET)

Bill Glenn (CAPITOL, OLTL, SANTA BARBARA, Y&R)

Michael Gliona (GUIDING LIGHT, SaBa)

Heather Hill (ATWT, SFT, Y&R)

Henry Kaplan (AMC, AW, DARK SHADOWS, THE DOCTORS, RYAN'S HOPE)

Barnet Kellman (AW, ATWT)

Marlena Laird (GH)

Paul Lammers (AW, ATWT, DOCTORS)

Peter Miner (GL, OLTL)

Jill Mitwell (ATWT, OLTL)

Frank Pacelli (B&B, DAYS, GENERATIONS, Y&R)

John Pasquin (AW, GL)

Richard Pepperman (ATWT, EON)

David Pressman (AW, OLTL)

Bob Schwarz (AW, ATWT, SFT)

John Sedwick (B&B, DS, EON, SaBa)

Susan Orlikoff Simon (DAYS)

Phil Sogard (DAYS, GH)

Herb Stein (DAYS)

Lela Swift (DS, RH)

Leonard Valenta (AW, ATWT, EON, GL)

Andrew D. Weyman (AW, ATWT, EON, GL, LOVING, SaBa, SFT, TEXAS)

Maria Wagner (ATWT)

John Whitesell (AW, GL, SFT, TEXAS)

...Man, I've watched a lot of soap opera over the years.

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bruce barry, hands down!! also larry carpenter, scott mckinsey, noel maxam and i always liked christoper goutmans directing at ATWT!